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Also Known As Colin Campbell MacInnes • Colin McInnes
Born August 20, 1914 • London • England
Died April 22, 1976 (aged 61) • Hythe • England
Notable Works “Absolute Beginners” • “All Day Saturday” • “City of Spades” • “Loving Them Both: A Study of Bisexuality and Bisexuals” • “Mr. Love and Justice” • “Out of the Garden: A Novel” • “Three Years to Play” • “Westward to Laughter: A Novel of Adventure”

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